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Shaw University

Shaw University
118 East South Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Official telephone: (919) 546-8200
Fax number: (919) 546-8301
Website: www.shawu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August and January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of seven weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: social work, business administration, mass communications
Majors with the lowest enrollment: elementary education, communication sciences/disorders, chemistry
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 49%
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 82 men, 76 women
Full-time faculty: 48 men, 46 women
Part-time faculty: 34 men, 30 women
Graduation rate: 29% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, art, biology, business management, chemistry, computer information systems, computer science, French, international relations, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, recreation management, religion, sociology, Spanish, and theatre.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Adapted Physical Education/Kinesiotherapy
  • Biology
  • Birth-Kindergarten Education
  • Business Administration/Accounting
  • Business Administration/Management
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Sciences/Disorders
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Elementary Education/K-6
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Political Science
  • Political Science/International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Recreation Management
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Religion/Philosophy
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sociology/Criminal Justice
  • Visual/Performing Arts/Music
Master's Degrees

  • Christian Education
  • Curriculum/Instruction/Early Childhood Education
  • Divinity

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant life experience

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